The following statement was released by the Alma School District Thursday shortly before noon: “AHS Students have been moved to the football visitor bleachers due to a copycat bomb threat. All students are safe and officials are investigating the situation. We expect students to safely return to the building soon.”

Students were evacuated for almost two hours.

All parents were notified of the bomb threat through the school’s Emergency Notification System, according to Lauren Schlabach, the school district’s communications assistant.